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58 delray:

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--- Quote from: rick1970 on March 03, 2011, 10:16 PM ---well done keep this original  :daumenhoch: one of my earliest memories of bmx this must be 1981/2 my mate had a white one that had cobra grips
remember the union jack sticker thats i think why it stays with me  :smitten: :daumenhoch:

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Me and Cotty (thanks Cotty ,,for sourcing the frame ) were talking about these saying they used to have them for hireing at Southport  track /pier  BITD and they were Black and yellow with the Cobra grips ,,,thats why this Piranha  had to have Yellow Fuan Cobras  8) 8) 8) 8)

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now im really pushin my mind back but if remember correctly im sure it had metal mag wheels but im not 100%  :-\

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Yeah Rick they did them with either the metal cast Banana mags or Aero Zytec mags with the sealed bearing hubs

 








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the first ones had thin 5 spoke ally mgss

hunterdubber:
I forgot when replying Andy  :crazy2:

you and Bob are of course correct  the thin 5  spoked cast mags  ;)

You see them in the early Advert  and I think KDW kev's had em on his

I'll try and find a pic 

hunterdubber:

--- Quote from: mattfx81 on March 04, 2011, 06:42 AM ---I had a white piranha in the early 90's looks like yours but didnt have a gusset and had aero zytec mags on it.

Matt

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If it had aero tubing it would have been the Piranha XL , Matt  :daumenhoch:


Probably a decent sized bike I expect at least 19 or more toptube

,, as I was surprised this standard Piranha frameset is Pro size 18.5  and not 17" ish as you'd expect  :)

58 delray:

--- Quote from: Hunterdubber on March 04, 2011, 09:31 PM ---I forgot when replying Andy  :crazy2:

you and Bob are of course correct  the thin 5  spoked cast mags  ;)

You see them in the early Advert  and I think KDW kev's had em on his

I'll try and find a pic 

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believe it or not these early thin spoke piranhas mags were swapped for coaster brake moto mags bitd so that people could get rid of the coaster, i know of at least 4 bikes/riders that did tise bitd.  the piranhas normaly gained steel rims for some reason

dan-dare:
I likes your nibbler dubby-doo.  :daumenhoch:

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